Labor gained two points in a Redbridge national poll to take a 56–44 lead, despite the expenses claims occurring during the fieldwork period. Redbridge state polls have Victoria tied 50–50, while Labor has a large lead in NSW.
All polls in this article were taken before Sunday night’s terrorist attacks at Bondi Beach.
A national Redbridge and Accent Research poll for The Financial Review, conducted December 5–12 from a sample of 1,012, gave Labor a 56–44 lead, a two-point gain for Labor since the large-sample November Redbridge poll. Primary votes were 35% Labor (steady), 26% Coalition (steady), 17% One Nation (down one) 13% Greens (up three) and 9% for all Others (down two).